Krystall Mirdad
Originally from the pacific northwest, a reverence for the earth came easy. A childhood spent running through the forest, climbing trees, exploring the mountains, and swimming in the ocean felt nothing short of magical. My family valued bringing nature into the home, through food, remedies, and healthy lifestyles. It instilled in me a lifelong passion for nature, and enjoying a simple, healthy life where I could maintain this connection. This eventually led to my path as an herbalist.
With a background in makeup artistry, I found myself becoming disillusioned with the unhealthy products and methods that were being widely used in the industry. I started searching for better options, for myself and my clients. At this same time I was also struggling with health issues, and found myself consistently coming back to my upbringing with natural health. I was living in southern California at this time, feeling unsure if I wanted to keep working in an industry that was starting to feel counterintuitive to my inner self. I decided to take a break, and instead went to work at an acupuncture clinic where I could learn more about herbs and natural medicine. Finally starting to feel like myself again, I delved deep into this education and realized that I couldn’t turn away from it. It felt nourishing in a way that I had not experienced in some time.
I knew that I wanted to return to my roots, and reconnect with the place where I felt the most enriched. In 2017 I moved back to the pacific northwest, this time to study herbalism at Vital Ways in Portland, OR. Here I studied a variety of topics and modalities, under some of the great herbal minds of our time. I got a job at an integrative medicine clinic that allowed me to work closely with naturopaths and acupuncturists, to further my education and get a feel for working in a clinic setting. I interned at the Herb Shoppe after graduating, which allowed me to work with individuals in a rewarding one on one setting as they came in seeking help for a number of concerns. Between working in the shop and the clinic medicinary, filling custom formulas of tinctures, flower essences, and teas, I got a wonderful hands on insight to formulation. I fell in love and began experimenting with my own formulas, some of which were eventually used for patients of the clinic.
I couldn’t ignore the need for healing in the world, and that need is stronger now than it ever has been.
I moved to Colorado in the fall of 2019, just before things really turned upside down. I used the next few years to focus on my herbal education, through online courses, intensive personal study, and my work with a local nursery. I started formulating more products for those around me, furthering my passion for what I was doing. I was seeing the hardships that people were going through, with so many intense issues coming up in our world. I chose to finally start my own company in the winter of 2023. I couldn’t ignore the need for healing in the world, and that need is stronger now than it ever has been. It all starts within our own communities, and my goal is to make a difference in mine.
Some of the modalities that I work with include TCM, pulse and facial analysis, Ayurveda, Astrological Herbalism, western herbalism, flower essences, and so much more.
